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- the present invention relates to a microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure, to a integrated circuit package for high frequency signals employing this conversion structure, and to a manufacturing method therefor, and in portionicular, relates to a microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure, an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals provided with this conversion structure and a manufacturing method therefor, which are adopted for the airtight sealing of integrated circuits employed in the millimeter band.
- FIG. 15A is a plan cross-sectional view showing the structure of the high frequency interface portion of a conventional integrated circuit package (hereinbelow referred to as Conventional Example 1), while FIG. 15B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I in FIG. 15A.
- the integrated circuit package of Conventional Example 1 is provided with a package base portion 40 which is made from metal or the like, a waveguide 41 which extends approximately vertically within the package base portion 40 , a dielectric substrate 42 , which is provided on package base portion 40 and which is disposed so that the end portion thereof is positioned within waveguide 41 , and a cover portion 43 , which is made from metal or the like and which closes the upper portion of package base portion 42 .
- a microstrip line 44 which serves to transmit the high frequency signal is provided on top of the dielectric substrate 42 .
- a microstrip line-waveguide converter 45 which is connected with the microstrip line 44 , and which serves to conduct conversion between the transmission mode of the microstrip line 44 and the transmission mode of the waveguide, is provided on top of the end portion of dielectric substrate 42 .
- a sealing dielectric substrate 46 is applied to the lower portion of waveguide 41 , and by means of this, airtight sealing of the package is realized.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing the package for MIC which is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application, First Publication No. Sho 58-215802 (hereinbelow referred to as Conventional Example 2).
- the conventional MIC package is provided with package main body 50 comprising a metal such as copper or the like, a concave portion 51 which is formed in the central portion of this package main body 50 and which provides a carrier, waveguides 52 which are formed at both end portions of the main body 50 and which communicate with concave portion 51 , a cover 53 , which is attached by welding or the like to the upper portion of the package main body 50 , a microstrip line 54 for the terminal for high frequency input and output, an end of which projects within the waveguides 52 , and a airtight sealing plate 55 comprising an insulator material such as silica glass or the like, which is attached to the bottom portion of waveguides 52 .
- package main body 50 comprising a metal such as copper or the like
- concave portion 51 which is formed in the central portion of this package main body 50 and which provides a carrier
- waveguides 52 which are formed at both end portions of the main body 50 and which communicate with concave portion 51
- a cover 53 which is attached by
- waveguides 52 when a portion or the entirety of waveguides 52 is filled with a dielectric material and sealed in an airtight manner, it is possible to make the waveguides 52 small, so that it is possible to achieve a reduction in size of the package.
- FIG. 17 is a graph showing a simulation of the passage loss when a conventional integrated circuit is employed. It can be seen from FIG. 17 that the passage loss increases as the frequency increases in conventional integrated circuit packages. Accordingly, it is difficult to employ the integrated circuit package of Conventional Example 1 at millimeter band frequencies of 60 GHz or more.
- Dielectric substrate 46 or airtight sealing plate 55 are attached to the bottom portions of waveguides 41 and 52 in order to create an airtight seal, so that the effects caused by the adhesive employed for the affixing or the accuracy of attachment can be striking, and it is difficult to achieve optimal characteristics.
- the present invention is carried out to solve the problems described above; and it is as an object thereof to provide a microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure, and an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals employing such a conversion structure, and a manufacturing method therefor, which are capable of reducing the passage loss even when millimeter band frequencies are employed, in which the structure is simple, and which may be applied to broadband frequencies.
- the microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure of the present invention has a dielectric substrate, and a microstrip line which is provided on the dielectric substrate and is provided with widened portions which are formed so as to broaden a conductor, wherein is provided a waveguide portion containing the widened portions on the dielectric substrate.
- transmission mode converters formed so as to incline in the direction of the widened portions be provided in the vicinity of the widened portions of the microstrip line.
- the high frequency signal transmitted is a signal in, for example, the millimeter waveband.
- an integrated circuit for high frequency signals which is provided on a base member, and a microstrip line which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor, are covered from the upper portion thereof in an attached manner by a metal cover, and, at the point of contact between the metal cover and the widened portions provided in the microstrip line, a waveguide portion formed on a dielectric substrate is provided, and an airtight seal is formed.
- transmission mode converters formed so as to incline in the direction of the widened portions be provided in the vicinity of the widened portions of the microstrip line.
- the shape of the waveguide portion is determined by the width and thickness of the dielectric substrate.
- the second integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention is provided with: a base member on which an integrated circuit for high frequency signals is installed, a dielectric substrate which is provided on the base member, a microstrip line which is provided on the dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so as to be approximately equivalent to the width of the dielectric substrate, a frame member in which a concave portion, which engages with the widened portions of the microstrip line and the dielectric substrate, is formed, and in which an opening which encloses the periphery of the integrated circuit for high frequency signals is formed, and a cover member, which seals the opening of the frame member, and seals in an airtight manner the integrated circuit for high frequency signals; wherein a waveguide portion, which is formed on the dielectric substrate at a point of contact between the widened portions provided in the microstrip line and the concave portion of the frame member, is
- the third integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention is provided with: a base member on which an integrated circuit for high frequency signals is installed, a dielectric substrate which is provided on the base member and which engages with a concave portion, a microstrip line which is provided on the dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so as to be approximately equivalent to the width of the dielectric substrate, a frame member which is positioned on the widened portions of the microstrip line, and in which an opening which encloses the periphery of the integrated circuit for high frequency signals is formed, and a cover member, which seals the opening of the frame member, and seals in an airtight manner the integrated circuit for high frequency signals; wherein a waveguide portion, which is formed on the dielectric substrate at a point of contact between the widened portions provided in the microstrip line and the frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved.
- the microstrip line may be formed so as to extend to the outside of the frame member, and portions of the microstrip line extending outside the frame member may serve as input and output interface portions for high frequency signals.
- the frame member may be provided with a first frame portion and a second frame portion which are disposed with a predetermined space therebetween, and a pair of third frame portions provided at both end portions of the first frame portion and the second frame portion, and the opening may be formed within the first frame portion, the second frame portion, and the third frame portions.
- the fourth integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention is provided with: a base member on which an integrated circuit for high frequency signals is installed, a dielectric substrate which is provided on the base member, a microstrip line which is provided on the dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so as to be approximately equivalent to the width of the dielectric substrate, a frame member in which a concave portion, which engages with the widened portions of the microstrip line and the dielectric substrate, is formed, in which an opening which encloses the periphery of the integrated circuit for high frequency signals is formed, and in end portions of which notched portions are formed, and a cover member, which seals the opening and the notched portions of the frame member, and seals in an airtight manner the integrated circuit for high frequency signals; wherein
- a waveguide portion which is formed on the dielectric substrate at a point of contact between the widened portions provided in the microstrip line and the concave portion of the frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved, and a spacing portion formed by the notched portions of the frame member, the base member, and the cover member serves as the input and output interface portion for high frequency signals converted to the transmission mode of a waveguide employing air as a medium.
- the frame member be provided with a first frame portion and a second frame portion which are disposed with a predetermined space therebetween, and third frame portions which are provided at a position within end portions of the first frame portion and second frame portion and which come into contact with the widened portions of the microstrip line, and that a concave portion, which engages with the widened portions of the microstrip line and the dielectric substrate, be formed in the third frame portions, and the third frame portions be provided with an inclined surface which is outwardly inclined to the side of the cover member, from the contact surface at which contact is made with the upper portion of the widened portions of the microstrip line.
- the fifth integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention is provided with: a base member on which an integrated circuit for high frequency signals is installed, a dielectric substrate which is provided on the base member, a microstrip line which is provided on the dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so as to be approximately equivalent to the width of the dielectric substrate, a frame member, in which a first opening, which encloses the periphery of the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and a second opening, which is formed outside the first opening and with a predetermined space therebetween, are formed, and in which a concave portion, which engages with the widened portions of the microstrip line and the dielectric substrate, is formed between the first and second openings, and a cover member, which seals the first and second openings of the frame member, and which seals in an airtight manner the integrated circuit for high frequency signals;
- a third opening which communicates with the dielectric substrate at the side of the second opening, is formed in the base member, a waveguide portion, formed on the dielectric substrate at a point of contact between the widened portions provided in the microstrip line and the concave portion of the frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is formed, and the third opening serves as the input and output interface portion for high frequency signals converted to the transmission mode of the waveguide employing air as the medium thereof.
- the third opening of the base member be formed so as to extend approximately vertically downward and be formed so as to widen in the downward direction.
- the dielectric substrate be formed from a material having the characteristics of being non-moisture absorbent and having low dielectric loss, such as, for example, alumina.
- the frame member and the cover member be formed from a metal such as, for example, Kovar, copper tungsten, or copper.
- the base member be formed from a metal such as, for example, Kovar, copper tungsten, or copper.
- the base member be formed from, for example, a ceramic multilayered substrate, and that electrical wires connected electrically with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals be disposed between layers of the multilayered substrate.
- a transmission mode converter formed so as to be inclined in the direction of the widened portion on the side of the frame member be provided in the microstrip line.
- the base member and the frame member may be formed integrally.
- the high frequency signals transmitted may be, for example, millimeter waveband signals.
- an integrated circuit for high frequency signals and a microstrip line provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor, are provided on a base member, and
- the integrated circuit for high frequency signals and the widened portions of the microstrip line are attached from above using a metal cover, and a waveguide portion, which is formed on a dielectric substrate at a point of contact between the widened portions provided in the microstrip line and the metal cover, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved.
- the frame member is attached to the base member by soldering or by welding, and the cover member is attached to the frame member by soldering or by welding.
- the high frequency signals transmitted are, for example, signals in the millimeter waveband.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention (in the state in which the cover member is removed).
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a portion of the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4 C contain cross-sectional views showing the electric force line distribution at various points; FIG. 4A shows the microstrip line, FIG. 4B indicates the transmission mode converter, and FIG. 4C indicates the dielectric waveguide.
- FIGS. 5A, 5B, and 5 C contain cross-sectional views showing the order of operations of the manufacturing method of the present invention.
- FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 3.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing a simulation of the passage loss when the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the present invention is employed.
- FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing a portion of a integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view along the line B-B in FIG. 7A.
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention (in a state in which the cover member is removed).
- FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 9, while FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D in FIG. 9.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention (in the state in which the cover member is removed).
- FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E in FIG. 11, while FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line F-F in FIG. 11.
- FIG. 13 is a plan view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention (in the state in which the cover member is removed).
- FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line G-G in FIG. 13, while FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line H-H in FIG. 13.
- FIG. 15A is a cross-sectional plan view showing the structure of the high frequency interface portion of an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with Conventional Example 1, while FIG. 15B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I in FIG. 15A.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a package for MIC of Conventional Example 2.
- FIG. 17 is a graph showing a simulation of the passage loss when a conventional integrated circuit package for high frequency signals is employed.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention (in the state in which the cover member is removed)
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a portion of the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the first embodiment is provided with a base member 4 , on which are installed integrated circuit components for high frequency signals such as a film circuit substrate 1 , and MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) 2 , a bypass capacitor 3 , and the like, a dielectric substrate 5 which is provided on this base member 4 , a microstrip line 6 , which is provided on the dielectric substrate 5 and which is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, a frame member 7 , in which is formed a concave portion 7 b which engages with the dielectric substrate 5 , and in which is also formed an opening 7 a which encloses the integrated circuit components, and a cover member 8 , which seals the opening 7 a of the frame member 7 .
- integrated circuit components for high frequency signals such as a film circuit substrate 1 , and MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) 2 , a bypass capacitor 3 , and the like
- a dielectric substrate 5 which is provided on this base member 4
- the MMIC 2 and the like installed on base member 4 are electrically connected with a bias terminal 10 (see FIG. 2) via a bias line 9 so that a bias may be supplied.
- Base member 4 is formed in the shape of an elongated rectangular plate, and is made of, for example, metal.
- semiconductor integrated circuits for the millimeter waveband employ a semiconductor material using gallium arsenide, so that in order to match the linear expansion coefficient of gallium arsenide, base member 4 preferably is made of, for example, Kovar, copper tungsten, or the like. Furthermore, in order to increase the heat radiation properties, base member 4 may be constructed using copper or the like.
- Dielectric substrate 5 is formed in the shape of an elongated rectangular plate, and is preferably constructed from a material which is non-moisture absorbent and has little dielectric loss, such as, for example, alumina or the like.
- Microstrip line 6 is the line which transmits high frequency signals of millimeter wavelengths or like. Microstrip line 6 is formed so as to extend to the outside of frame member 7 , and the portions 6 a which extend to the outside of frame member 7 form the input and output interface portions for the signals.
- frame member 7 be constructed from a metal such as, for example, Kovar, copper tungsten, copper, or the like. Furthermore, frame member 7 is provided with a first frame portion 7 c and second frame portion 7 d, which are disposed in parallel with a predetermined space therebetween, and a pair of third frame portions 7 e which are provided at the end portions of first frame portion 7 c and second frame portion 7 d. Furthermore, a rectangular opening 7 a is formed within first frame portion 7 c, second frame portion 7 e, and third frame portion 7 e.
- the concave portion 7 b formed in the bottom portion of third frame portions 7 e comes into contact with the top of the widened portions 6 d which are provided in microstrip line 6 and formed as to widen the conductor so as to have approximately the same width as that of the dielectric substrate 5 , and thus engages with dielectric substrate 5 : when this occurs, the waveguide portion 5 a (see FIG. 3) of dielectric substrate 5 , which is enclosed by concave portion 7 b, functions as a waveguide using the dielectric material as a medium, and converts the transmission mode of the high frequency signals transmitted by the microstrip line 6 to the transmission mode of the waveguide.
- Widened portion 6 d is formed with the width of the entire upper surface of the dielectric substrate 5 , and the surrounding surfaces of dielectric substrate 5 are all cladded, so that this serves as the walls of the dielectric waveguide.
- microstrip line 6 be provided with a first transmission mode converter 6 b, which is formed in an inclined manner in the direction of widened portion 6 d from the outside of frame member 7 , and a second transmission mode converter 6 c, which is formed in an inclined manner in the direction of the widened portion 6 d from the inside of frame member 7 .
- a first transmission mode converter 6 b and second transmission mode converter 6 c it is possible to smoothly convert the transmission mode of the high frequency signals, and it is possible to conduct the satisfactory matching of the impedance.
- the length of transmission mode converters 6 b and 6 c be set so as to be one-half of the wavelength employed or more.
- Cover 8 is formed so as to be in the shape of an elongated rectangular plate, and is preferably produced from a metal such as Kovar, copper tungsten, copper, or the like.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing, in order, the processes of a manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 3.
- a base member 4 is prepared, in which are installed MMIC 2 and the like, dielectric substrate 5 , and microstrip line 6 , which is provided on the dielectric substrate 5 , and which is electrically connected with MMIC 2 (see FIG. 5A).
- the concave portion 7 b of frame member 7 is engaged with the widened portion 6 d of microstrip line 6 and with the dielectric substrate 5 , and these are attached using welding or soldering with silver solder or the like (see FIG. 5B).
- the portion of dielectric substrate 5 which is enclosed by concave portion 7 b functions as waveguide portion 5 a.
- cover member 8 is attached to the upper portion of frame member 7 using welding or soldering with silver solder or the like, and the opening 7 a of frame member 7 is sealed (see FIG. 5C).
- the MMIC 2 and the like on base member 4 are sealed in an airtight manner.
- FIG. 4 shows cross-sectional views showing the electrical force line distribution at various points;
- FIG. 4A shows microstrip line 6
- FIG. 4B shows transmission mode converter 6 b ( 6 c ), and
- FIG. 4C shows dielectric waveguide portion 5 a.
- the electric force lines L of the high frequency signals of the TEM mode transmitted by a microstrip line 6 with an electric force line distribution such as that shown in FIG. 4A are broadened as shown in FIG. 4B as a result of the widening of microstrip line 6 at transmission mode converter 6 b ( 6 c ). Furthermore, the electric force lines L are concentrated in the dielectric material having a high dielectric constant, so that when microstrip line 6 widens and the ratio of the width of the dielectric substrate 5 and the width of microstrip line 6 approaches 1 , as shown in FIG.
- the electrical force lines L are bent so as to be concentrated within dielectric substrate 5 at the edge of dielectric substrate 5 , so that the shape approximates that of the electrical force line distribution of a waveguide TE 10 mode, and a conversion is achieved from the TEM mode to the TE 10 mode in waveguide portion 5 a.
- microstrip line 6 which is positioned to the inside of frame member 7 .
- the high frequency signals are transmitted to waveguide portion 5 a from microstrip line 6 , which is positioned to the inside of frame member 7 , via second transmission mode converter 6 c.
- waveguide 5 a a conversion is accomplished from the TEM mode, which is the transmission mode of microstrip line 6 , to the TE 10 mode, which is the transmission mode of the waveguide.
- the high frequency signals transmitted through waveguide portion 5 a are converted from the TE 10 mode to the TEM mode, and are transmitted to the input and output interface portions 6 a with the exterior.
- the high frequency signals transmitted to microstrip line 6 from the exterior are converted in the waveguide portion 5 a from the TEM mode to the TE 10 mode via the first transmission converter 6 b.
- the high frequency signals transmitted in waveguide portion 5 a are converted from the TE 10 mode to the TEM mode by the second transmission mode converter 6 c, and are transmitted to the microstrip line 6 which is positioned to the inside of frame member 7 .
- the waveguide portion 5 a formed by the enclosure of dielectric substrate 5 by the concave portion 7 b of frame member 7 functions as a waveguide filled with the dielectric substance, so that the matching of the impedance is good, and it is possible to greatly reduce the transmission passing loss in comparison with that which was conventionally possible. As a result, an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals having high reliability can be provided.
- the structure is not such as to conduct the conversion of the transmission mode by making the microstrip line in the form of an antenna, as was conventionally the case, so that it is possible to apply this to broadband frequencies. As a result, it is possible to broaden the uses.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing a simulation of the transmission loss in the case in which an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the present invention is employed. It can be seen from FIG. 6 that when the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention is employed, the passage loss does not increase even as the frequency increases. Accordingly, the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention increases the reliability of the package in semiconductor integrated circuits for the millimeter waveband of 60 GHz or more.
- FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing a portion of a integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention, while FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 7A.
- the second embodiment is fundamentally identical to the first embodiment; however, it is characterized in that a concave portion 4 a is formed in a base member 4 , and the dielectric substrate 5 engages in this concave portion 4 a.
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention (in a state in which the cover member is removed)
- FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 9, while FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D in FIG. 9.
- the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the third embodiment is provided with a base member 14 , on which are installed integrated circuit components such as a film circuit substrate 1 , an MMIC 2 , a bypass capacitor 3 , and the like, a dielectric substrate 15 which is provided on this base member 14 , a microstrip line 16 , which is provided on the dielectric substrate 15 , and which is electrically connected to the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, a frame member 17 , in which a opening 17 a which encloses the integrated circuit for high frequency signals is formed, and in end portions of which notched portions 17 b are formed, and a cover member 18 , which seals the opening 17 a and the notched portions 17 b of frame member 17 .
- integrated circuit components such as a film circuit substrate 1 , an MMIC 2 , a bypass capacitor 3 , and the like
- a dielectric substrate 15 which is provided on this base member 14
- a microstrip line 16 which is provided on the dielectric substrate 15 , and which
- Frame member 17 is provided with a first frame portion 17 c and a second frame portion 17 d, which are disposed with a predetermined spacing therebetween, and third frame portions 17 e which are provided at positions to the inside of the end portions of first frame portion 17 c and second frame portion 17 d.
- a concave portion 17 f which engages with the widened portion 16 d which is formed so as to have the width of the entirety of the upper surface of the dielectric substrate 15 , is formed in the lower portion of the third frame portions 17 e.
- the waveguide portion 15 a of dielectric substrate 15 which is enclosed by the concave portion 17 f, serves as a waveguide using a dielectric material as the medium thereof, and this converts the transmission mode of the high frequency signals transmitted by the microstrip line 16 to the transmission mode of the dielectric waveguide.
- the third frame portions 17 e are provided with an inclined surface 17 g which is inclined in the upward direction and toward the outside from the contact surface with concave portion 17 f. This makes possible a smooth conversion of the transmission mode of the high frequency signals, and improves the matching of the impedance.
- the spacing portion 19 formed by the notched portions 17 b of frame member 17 , the base member 14 , and the cover member 18 serves as a waveguide using air as the medium thereof, and this functions as the input and output interface portion of the signals.
- base member 14 , frame member 17 , and cover member 18 be constructed from a metal such as, for example, Kovar, copper tungsten, copper, or the like. It is preferable that dielectric substrate 15 be made from a material which is non-moisture absorbent and has little dielectric loss, such as, for example, alumina, or the like.
- microstrip line 16 is provided with a transmission mode converter 16 a which is formed so as to be inclined in the direction of widened portion 16 d on the side of frame member 17 from within frame member 17 , so that it is possible to smoothly convert the transmission mode of the high frequency signals.
- the high frequency signals are transmitted through a microstrip line 16 which is positioned so as to be inside of frame member 17 .
- the high frequency signals are converted from the TEM mode, which is the transmission mode of the microstrip line 16 , to the TE 10 mode, which is the transmission mode of the waveguide, from microstrip line 16 , which is positioned to the inside of frame member 17 , and via transmission mode converter 16 a.
- the high frequency signals transmitted to the waveguide portion 15 a are transmitted to the spacing portion 19 which serves as the input and output interface portion for the signals.
- the high frequency signals transmitted to the spacing portion 19 from the exterior are first converted from the TEM mode to the TE 10 mode by waveguide portion 15 a and then are converted from the TE 10 mode to the TEM mode by transmission mode converter 16 a, and are transmitted to the microstrip line 16 which is positioned to the inside of frame member 17 .
- the spacing portion 19 which is formed by the notched portions 17 b of frame member 17 , the base member 14 , and the cover member 18 serves as a waveguide having air as the medium thereof, and serves as the input and output interface portion of the signals, so that the matching of the interface becomes satisfactory, and it is possible to greatly reduce the transmission passage loss in comparison with that conventionally obtainable.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention, while FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E in FIG. 11, and FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line F-F in FIG. 11.
- the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the fourth embodiment is provided with: a base member 24 , on which are installed integrated circuit components such as film circuit substrate 1 , MMIC 2 , bypass capacitor 3 , and the like, a dielectric substrate 25 which is provided on this base member 24 , a microstrip line 26 which is provided on the dielectric substrate 25 and which is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, a frame member 27 , in which are formed a first opening 27 a which encloses the integrated circuit for high frequency signals and a second opening 27 b which is positioned to the outside of the first opening 27 a and with a predetermined spacing therebetween, and a cover member 28 (see FIG. 12) which seals the first and second openings 27 a and 27 b of frame member 27 .
- a base member 24 on which are installed integrated circuit components such as film circuit substrate 1 , MMIC 2 , bypass capacitor 3 , and the like
- a dielectric substrate 25 which is provided on this base member 24
- Frame member 27 is provided with a first frame portion 27 c and a second frame portion 27 d, which are disposed with a predetermined space therebetween, and with third frame portions 27 e, which are provided between the first and second openings 27 a and 27 b.
- a concave portion 27 f which engages with the widened portions 26 d formed with the width of the entirety of the upper surface of dielectric substrate 15 , is formed in the lower portion of the third frame portions 27 e.
- the waveguide portion 25 a of dielectric substrate 25 which is enclosed by concave portion 27 f serves as a waveguide having a dielectric material as the medium thereof, and this converts the transmission mode of the high frequency signals transmitted by the microstrip line 26 to the transmission mode of the dielectric waveguide.
- a third opening 24 a which communicates with the end portion of dielectric substrate 25 on the side of second opening 27 b, and which serves as the input and output interface portion for the signals, is formed in base member 24 .
- This third opening 24 a is formed so as to extend in an approximately vertically downward direction, and it is preferable that it increase in breadth in the downward direction. This is so that the transmission mode of the high frequency signals may be smoothly converted, and so that the matching of the impedance is satisfactory.
- base member 24 , frame member 27 , and cover member 28 be constructed from a metal such as, for example, Kovar, copper tungsten, copper, or the like. It is preferable that dielectric substrate 25 be made from a material which is non-moisture absorbent and has little dielectric loss, such as, for example, alumina, or the like.
- microstrip line 26 is provided with a transmission mode converter 26 a which is formed so as to be inclined in the direction of widened portion 26 d on the side of frame member 27 from within frame member 27 , so that it is possible to smoothly convert the transmission mode of the high frequency signals.
- FIG. 13 is a plan view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention (the state is depicted in which the cover member is removed), while FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line G-G in FIG. 13, and FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line H-H in FIG. 13.
- a metal substrate was employed as the base member; however, a ceramic multilayered substrate is used as the base member 30 in the fifth embodiment.
- the bias line 9 of MMIC 2 and the like is connected to the inter-layer space of base member 30 via peer hole 31 . Accordingly, in comparison with first through fourth embodiments, the wiring of bias line 9 and the like is simplified, and the structure is appropriate for the creation of multi-chip modules.
- the base member 30 has two layers; however, three or more layers are also possible.
- the present invention is in no way restricted to the embodiments described; a variety of modifications are possible within the technological range described in the patent claims.
- the base member and the frame member may be made unitary.
- a metal cover formed so as to be unitary with the frame member and the cover member may be employed.
- the present invention may be used in, for example, wireless LANs or millimeter wave radar, or the like.
- the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the present invention may be designed with a variety of sizes depending on the purpose of use, the conditions of use, the physical limitations, and the like; however, when used for high frequencies from 70 GHz to 90 GHz in, for example, the first embodiment, the following sizes are employed.
- the base member 4 has a length of 18.5 mm, a breadth of 6 mm, and height of 2 mm.
- the dielectric substrate has a length of 4 mm, a breadth of 1 mm, and a height of 0.254 mm.
- the concave portion 7 b of frame member 7 has a width of 1 mm and a height of 0.254 mm.
- the opening of 7 a of frame member 7 has a length of 13.7 mm and a width of 2 mm.
- the width of third frame portion 7 e of frame member 7 is 1 mm.
- the cover member 18 has a length of 15.7 mm, a width of 6 mm, and a height of 1 mm.
- microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure of the present invention by providing a waveguide portion containing a widened portion on a dielectric substrate, it is possible to convert the transmission mode of a high frequency signal to the transmission mode of the dielectric waveguide, so that in comparison with the conventional technology, the structure is greatly simplified, and this enables a reduction in manufacturing costs.
- the structure is not like the conventional structure in which conversion of the transmission mode was conducted with a microstrip line which projected in the form of an antenna within the waveguide, but rather, conversion may be accomplished in a straight-line manner, so that the matching of the impedance is satisfactory, and it is possible to greatly reduce the transmission passage loss. As a result, a highly reliable conversion structure is provided.
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Abstract
There is provided a microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure, an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals provided with this conversion structure, and a manufacturing method therefor, which are capable of reducing the passage loss even when frequencies in the millimeter band are employed, which has a simple structure, and which is capable of application to broadband frequencies. This package is provided with a base member 4 on which an MMIC 2 and the like are installed, a dielectric substrate 5 which is provided on this base member 4, a microstrip line 6 which is provided on the dielectric substrate 5 and which is electrically connected to the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, a frame member 7, in which an opening 7 a which encloses the integrated circuit for high frequency signals is formed, and in which a concave portion 7 b which engages with the dielectric substrate 5 is formed, and a cover member 8 which seals the opening 7 a of frame member 7 and creates an airtight seal. The waveguide portion 5 a which is formed by the engaging of concave portion 7 b with the widened portions 6 d on the dielectric substrate 5 serves as a waveguide employing a dielectric material as the medium thereof, and converts the transmission mode of the high frequency signals transmitted by the microstrip line 6 to the transmission mode of the dielectric waveguide.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure, to a integrated circuit package for high frequency signals employing this conversion structure, and to a manufacturing method therefor, and in portionicular, relates to a microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure, an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals provided with this conversion structure and a manufacturing method therefor, which are adopted for the airtight sealing of integrated circuits employed in the millimeter band.
- 2. Background Art
- In general, in semiconductor integrated circuit modules employing the millimeter or micrometer wavebands, it is necessary to provide a structure having an airtight seal in order to increase reliability. However, in the millimeter waveband, the physical dimensions of the interface in coaxial bonds employing the glass sealing which was employed in the micrometer waveband become small, and the requirements for manufacturing precision become severe, so that this has not been conducted.
- Techniques in which semiconductor integrated circuits are sealed in an airtight manner using waveguides have been proposed. For example, in “60 GHz Band Signal Receiving Module”, which is found on page 136 of the first volume of the Collected Papers of the Electronics Society Conference of the Electronic Information Communication Study Group of 1995, a structure is disclosed which directly converts high frequency signals from a microstrip line to a waveguide and outputs these to the exterior. FIG. 15A is a plan cross-sectional view showing the structure of the high frequency interface portion of a conventional integrated circuit package (hereinbelow referred to as Conventional Example 1), while FIG. 15B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I in FIG. 15A.
- As shown in FIG. 15A and B, the integrated circuit package of Conventional Example 1 is provided with a
package base portion 40 which is made from metal or the like, awaveguide 41 which extends approximately vertically within thepackage base portion 40, adielectric substrate 42, which is provided onpackage base portion 40 and which is disposed so that the end portion thereof is positioned withinwaveguide 41, and acover portion 43, which is made from metal or the like and which closes the upper portion ofpackage base portion 42. Amicrostrip line 44 which serves to transmit the high frequency signal is provided on top of thedielectric substrate 42. - A microstrip line-
waveguide converter 45, which is connected with themicrostrip line 44, and which serves to conduct conversion between the transmission mode of themicrostrip line 44 and the transmission mode of the waveguide, is provided on top of the end portion ofdielectric substrate 42. - A sealing
dielectric substrate 46 is applied to the lower portion ofwaveguide 41, and by means of this, airtight sealing of the package is realized. - Furthermore, FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing the package for MIC which is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application, First Publication No. Sho 58-215802 (hereinbelow referred to as Conventional Example 2).
- As shown in FIG. 16, the conventional MIC package is provided with package
main body 50 comprising a metal such as copper or the like, aconcave portion 51 which is formed in the central portion of this packagemain body 50 and which provides a carrier,waveguides 52 which are formed at both end portions of themain body 50 and which communicate withconcave portion 51, acover 53, which is attached by welding or the like to the upper portion of the packagemain body 50, amicrostrip line 54 for the terminal for high frequency input and output, an end of which projects within thewaveguides 52, and aairtight sealing plate 55 comprising an insulator material such as silica glass or the like, which is attached to the bottom portion ofwaveguides 52. - Furthermore, when a portion or the entirety of
waveguides 52 is filled with a dielectric material and sealed in an airtight manner, it is possible to make thewaveguides 52 small, so that it is possible to achieve a reduction in size of the package. - The following problems were present in the conventional technology described above.
- (1) In the integrated circuit package of Conventional Example 1, interface mismatching is produced at the portion of
dielectric substrate 46 which is affixed to waveguide 41, and the reflection coefficient becomes high, so that there is a large passage loss. FIG. 17 is a graph showing a simulation of the passage loss when a conventional integrated circuit is employed. It can be seen from FIG. 17 that the passage loss increases as the frequency increases in conventional integrated circuit packages. Accordingly, it is difficult to employ the integrated circuit package of Conventional Example 1 at millimeter band frequencies of 60 GHz or more. - In the MIC package of Conventional Example 2, as well, as in the package of Conventional Example 1, the interface characteristics are poor at
airtight sealing plate 55, and the passage loss increases. In order to prevent passage loss, attempts have been made to construct theairtight sealing plate 55 from a thin material having a low dielectric constant; however, theairtight sealing plate 55 is easily broken, so that there is a problem with the durability thereof. - (2)
Dielectric substrate 46 orairtight sealing plate 55 are attached to the bottom portions ofwaveguides - (3) The conversion of the transmission mode is conducted by the
microstrip lines waveguides - The present invention is carried out to solve the problems described above; and it is as an object thereof to provide a microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure, and an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals employing such a conversion structure, and a manufacturing method therefor, which are capable of reducing the passage loss even when millimeter band frequencies are employed, in which the structure is simple, and which may be applied to broadband frequencies.
- The microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure of the present invention has a dielectric substrate, and a microstrip line which is provided on the dielectric substrate and is provided with widened portions which are formed so as to broaden a conductor, wherein is provided a waveguide portion containing the widened portions on the dielectric substrate.
- It is preferable that transmission mode converters formed so as to incline in the direction of the widened portions be provided in the vicinity of the widened portions of the microstrip line.
- The high frequency signal transmitted is a signal in, for example, the millimeter waveband.
- In the first integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention, an integrated circuit for high frequency signals which is provided on a base member, and a microstrip line which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor, are covered from the upper portion thereof in an attached manner by a metal cover, and, at the point of contact between the metal cover and the widened portions provided in the microstrip line, a waveguide portion formed on a dielectric substrate is provided, and an airtight seal is formed.
- It is preferable that transmission mode converters formed so as to incline in the direction of the widened portions be provided in the vicinity of the widened portions of the microstrip line.
- The shape of the waveguide portion is determined by the width and thickness of the dielectric substrate.
- The second integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention is provided with: a base member on which an integrated circuit for high frequency signals is installed, a dielectric substrate which is provided on the base member, a microstrip line which is provided on the dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so as to be approximately equivalent to the width of the dielectric substrate, a frame member in which a concave portion, which engages with the widened portions of the microstrip line and the dielectric substrate, is formed, and in which an opening which encloses the periphery of the integrated circuit for high frequency signals is formed, and a cover member, which seals the opening of the frame member, and seals in an airtight manner the integrated circuit for high frequency signals; wherein a waveguide portion, which is formed on the dielectric substrate at a point of contact between the widened portions provided in the microstrip line and the concave portion of the frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved.
- The third integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention is provided with: a base member on which an integrated circuit for high frequency signals is installed, a dielectric substrate which is provided on the base member and which engages with a concave portion, a microstrip line which is provided on the dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so as to be approximately equivalent to the width of the dielectric substrate, a frame member which is positioned on the widened portions of the microstrip line, and in which an opening which encloses the periphery of the integrated circuit for high frequency signals is formed, and a cover member, which seals the opening of the frame member, and seals in an airtight manner the integrated circuit for high frequency signals; wherein a waveguide portion, which is formed on the dielectric substrate at a point of contact between the widened portions provided in the microstrip line and the frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved.
- The microstrip line may be formed so as to extend to the outside of the frame member, and portions of the microstrip line extending outside the frame member may serve as input and output interface portions for high frequency signals.
- The frame member may be provided with a first frame portion and a second frame portion which are disposed with a predetermined space therebetween, and a pair of third frame portions provided at both end portions of the first frame portion and the second frame portion, and the opening may be formed within the first frame portion, the second frame portion, and the third frame portions.
- The fourth integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention is provided with: a base member on which an integrated circuit for high frequency signals is installed, a dielectric substrate which is provided on the base member, a microstrip line which is provided on the dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so as to be approximately equivalent to the width of the dielectric substrate, a frame member in which a concave portion, which engages with the widened portions of the microstrip line and the dielectric substrate, is formed, in which an opening which encloses the periphery of the integrated circuit for high frequency signals is formed, and in end portions of which notched portions are formed, and a cover member, which seals the opening and the notched portions of the frame member, and seals in an airtight manner the integrated circuit for high frequency signals; wherein
- a waveguide portion, which is formed on the dielectric substrate at a point of contact between the widened portions provided in the microstrip line and the concave portion of the frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved, and a spacing portion formed by the notched portions of the frame member, the base member, and the cover member serves as the input and output interface portion for high frequency signals converted to the transmission mode of a waveguide employing air as a medium.
- It is preferable that the frame member be provided with a first frame portion and a second frame portion which are disposed with a predetermined space therebetween, and third frame portions which are provided at a position within end portions of the first frame portion and second frame portion and which come into contact with the widened portions of the microstrip line, and that a concave portion, which engages with the widened portions of the microstrip line and the dielectric substrate, be formed in the third frame portions, and the third frame portions be provided with an inclined surface which is outwardly inclined to the side of the cover member, from the contact surface at which contact is made with the upper portion of the widened portions of the microstrip line.
- The fifth integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention is provided with: a base member on which an integrated circuit for high frequency signals is installed, a dielectric substrate which is provided on the base member, a microstrip line which is provided on the dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so as to be approximately equivalent to the width of the dielectric substrate, a frame member, in which a first opening, which encloses the periphery of the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and a second opening, which is formed outside the first opening and with a predetermined space therebetween, are formed, and in which a concave portion, which engages with the widened portions of the microstrip line and the dielectric substrate, is formed between the first and second openings, and a cover member, which seals the first and second openings of the frame member, and which seals in an airtight manner the integrated circuit for high frequency signals; wherein
- a third opening, which communicates with the dielectric substrate at the side of the second opening, is formed in the base member, a waveguide portion, formed on the dielectric substrate at a point of contact between the widened portions provided in the microstrip line and the concave portion of the frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is formed, and the third opening serves as the input and output interface portion for high frequency signals converted to the transmission mode of the waveguide employing air as the medium thereof.
- It is preferable that the third opening of the base member be formed so as to extend approximately vertically downward and be formed so as to widen in the downward direction.
- It is preferable that the dielectric substrate be formed from a material having the characteristics of being non-moisture absorbent and having low dielectric loss, such as, for example, alumina.
- It is preferable that the frame member and the cover member be formed from a metal such as, for example, Kovar, copper tungsten, or copper.
- It is preferable that the base member be formed from a metal such as, for example, Kovar, copper tungsten, or copper.
- It is preferable that the base member be formed from, for example, a ceramic multilayered substrate, and that electrical wires connected electrically with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals be disposed between layers of the multilayered substrate.
- It is preferable that a transmission mode converter formed so as to be inclined in the direction of the widened portion on the side of the frame member be provided in the microstrip line.
- The base member and the frame member may be formed integrally.
- The high frequency signals transmitted may be, for example, millimeter waveband signals.
- In the manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals of the present invention, an integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and a microstrip line provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor, are provided on a base member, and
- next, the integrated circuit for high frequency signals and the widened portions of the microstrip line are attached from above using a metal cover, and a waveguide portion, which is formed on a dielectric substrate at a point of contact between the widened portions provided in the microstrip line and the metal cover, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved.
- Furthermore, in the manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals, the following are provided:
- (1) a process for preparing a base member having an integrated circuit for high frequency signals, a dielectric substrate, and a microstrip line, which is provided on the dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and wherein is provided widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so that the width thereof is approximately equal to that of the dielectric substrate,
- (2) a process for disposing a frame member provided with frame portions in which openings are formed and in which a concave portion is formed so that the concave portion of the frame portions engages with the widened portions of the microstrip line and the dielectric substrate, and the openings enclose the periphery of the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and for attaching the frame member to the base member, and
- (3) a process for attaching a cover member to the upper portion of the frame member, closing the opening in the frame member, and sealing the integrated circuit for high frequency signals in an airtight manner; wherein a waveguide portion, formed on the dielectric substrate at a point of contact between the widened portions provided in the microstrip line and the concave portion of the frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved.
- The frame member is attached to the base member by soldering or by welding, and the cover member is attached to the frame member by soldering or by welding.
- The high frequency signals transmitted are, for example, signals in the millimeter waveband.
- In accordance with the microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure of the present invention, by means of providing a waveguide portion containing a widened portion on a dielectric substrate, it is possible to convert the transmission mode of high frequency signals to the transmission mode of a dielectric waveguide.
- In accordance with the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention, by means of the waveguide portion formed by the metal cap attached on top of the base portion, it is possible to simultaneously realize the conversion of high frequency signals to the transmission mode of the dielectric waveguide and the airtight sealing of the integrated circuit for high frequency signals.
- In accordance with the manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals of the present invention, it is possible to obtain an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals which is provided with the microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure described above by means of an extremely simple process.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention (in the state in which the cover member is removed).
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a portion of the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 4A, 4B, and4C contain cross-sectional views showing the electric force line distribution at various points; FIG. 4A shows the microstrip line, FIG. 4B indicates the transmission mode converter, and FIG. 4C indicates the dielectric waveguide.
- FIGS. 5A, 5B, and5C contain cross-sectional views showing the order of operations of the manufacturing method of the present invention. FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 3.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing a simulation of the passage loss when the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the present invention is employed.
- FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing a portion of a integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view along the line B-B in FIG. 7A.
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention (in a state in which the cover member is removed).
- FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 9, while FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D in FIG. 9.
- FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention (in the state in which the cover member is removed).
- FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E in FIG. 11, while FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line F-F in FIG. 11.
- FIG. 13 is a plan view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention (in the state in which the cover member is removed).
- FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line G-G in FIG. 13, while FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line H-H in FIG. 13.
- FIG. 15A is a cross-sectional plan view showing the structure of the high frequency interface portion of an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with Conventional Example 1, while FIG. 15B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I in FIG. 15A.
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a package for MIC of Conventional Example 2.
- FIG. 17 is a graph showing a simulation of the passage loss when a conventional integrated circuit package for high frequency signals is employed.
- Hereinbelow, the embodiments of the present invention will be explained with reference to the Figures. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention (in the state in which the cover member is removed), and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a portion of the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention.
- As shown in FIGS.1-3, the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the first embodiment is provided with a base member 4, on which are installed integrated circuit components for high frequency signals such as a
film circuit substrate 1, and MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) 2, abypass capacitor 3, and the like, adielectric substrate 5 which is provided on this base member 4, amicrostrip line 6, which is provided on thedielectric substrate 5 and which is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, aframe member 7, in which is formed aconcave portion 7 b which engages with thedielectric substrate 5, and in which is also formed anopening 7 a which encloses the integrated circuit components, and acover member 8, which seals theopening 7 a of theframe member 7. - The
MMIC 2 and the like installed on base member 4 are electrically connected with a bias terminal 10 (see FIG. 2) via a bias line 9 so that a bias may be supplied. - Base member4 is formed in the shape of an elongated rectangular plate, and is made of, for example, metal. In general, semiconductor integrated circuits for the millimeter waveband employ a semiconductor material using gallium arsenide, so that in order to match the linear expansion coefficient of gallium arsenide, base member 4 preferably is made of, for example, Kovar, copper tungsten, or the like. Furthermore, in order to increase the heat radiation properties, base member 4 may be constructed using copper or the like.
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Dielectric substrate 5 is formed in the shape of an elongated rectangular plate, and is preferably constructed from a material which is non-moisture absorbent and has little dielectric loss, such as, for example, alumina or the like. -
Microstrip line 6 is the line which transmits high frequency signals of millimeter wavelengths or like.Microstrip line 6 is formed so as to extend to the outside offrame member 7, and theportions 6 a which extend to the outside offrame member 7 form the input and output interface portions for the signals. - It is preferable that
frame member 7 be constructed from a metal such as, for example, Kovar, copper tungsten, copper, or the like. Furthermore,frame member 7 is provided with a first frame portion 7 c andsecond frame portion 7 d, which are disposed in parallel with a predetermined space therebetween, and a pair ofthird frame portions 7 e which are provided at the end portions of first frame portion 7 c andsecond frame portion 7 d. Furthermore, arectangular opening 7 a is formed within first frame portion 7 c,second frame portion 7 e, andthird frame portion 7 e. - The
concave portion 7 b formed in the bottom portion ofthird frame portions 7 e comes into contact with the top of the widenedportions 6 d which are provided inmicrostrip line 6 and formed as to widen the conductor so as to have approximately the same width as that of thedielectric substrate 5, and thus engages with dielectric substrate 5: when this occurs, thewaveguide portion 5 a (see FIG. 3) ofdielectric substrate 5, which is enclosed byconcave portion 7 b, functions as a waveguide using the dielectric material as a medium, and converts the transmission mode of the high frequency signals transmitted by themicrostrip line 6 to the transmission mode of the waveguide.Widened portion 6 d is formed with the width of the entire upper surface of thedielectric substrate 5, and the surrounding surfaces ofdielectric substrate 5 are all cladded, so that this serves as the walls of the dielectric waveguide. - It is preferable that
microstrip line 6 be provided with a firsttransmission mode converter 6 b, which is formed in an inclined manner in the direction of widenedportion 6 d from the outside offrame member 7, and a secondtransmission mode converter 6 c, which is formed in an inclined manner in the direction of the widenedportion 6 d from the inside offrame member 7. By means of providing such a firsttransmission mode converter 6 b and secondtransmission mode converter 6 c, it is possible to smoothly convert the transmission mode of the high frequency signals, and it is possible to conduct the satisfactory matching of the impedance. Furthermore, it is preferable that the length oftransmission mode converters -
Cover 8 is formed so as to be in the shape of an elongated rectangular plate, and is preferably produced from a metal such as Kovar, copper tungsten, copper, or the like. - FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing, in order, the processes of a manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals in accordance with the present invention. FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 3.
- First, a base member4 is prepared, in which are installed
MMIC 2 and the like,dielectric substrate 5, andmicrostrip line 6, which is provided on thedielectric substrate 5, and which is electrically connected with MMIC 2 (see FIG. 5A). - Next, the
concave portion 7 b offrame member 7 is engaged with the widenedportion 6 d ofmicrostrip line 6 and with thedielectric substrate 5, and these are attached using welding or soldering with silver solder or the like (see FIG. 5B). The portion ofdielectric substrate 5 which is enclosed byconcave portion 7 b functions aswaveguide portion 5 a. - Finally,
cover member 8 is attached to the upper portion offrame member 7 using welding or soldering with silver solder or the like, and theopening 7 a offrame member 7 is sealed (see FIG. 5C). By means of this, theMMIC 2 and the like on base member 4 are sealed in an airtight manner. - Next, the operating principle of the microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure employed in the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention will be explained.
- FIG. 4 shows cross-sectional views showing the electrical force line distribution at various points; FIG. 4A shows
microstrip line 6, FIG. 4B showstransmission mode converter 6 b (6 c), and FIG. 4C showsdielectric waveguide portion 5 a. - The electric force lines L of the high frequency signals of the TEM mode transmitted by a
microstrip line 6 with an electric force line distribution such as that shown in FIG. 4A are broadened as shown in FIG. 4B as a result of the widening ofmicrostrip line 6 attransmission mode converter 6 b (6 c). Furthermore, the electric force lines L are concentrated in the dielectric material having a high dielectric constant, so that whenmicrostrip line 6 widens and the ratio of the width of thedielectric substrate 5 and the width ofmicrostrip line 6 approaches 1, as shown in FIG. 4C, the electrical force lines L are bent so as to be concentrated withindielectric substrate 5 at the edge ofdielectric substrate 5, so that the shape approximates that of the electrical force line distribution of awaveguide TE 10 mode, and a conversion is achieved from the TEM mode to theTE 10 mode inwaveguide portion 5 a. - Next, the operation of the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the first embodiment will be explained.
- Within the package, the high frequency signals are transmitted through
microstrip line 6, which is positioned to the inside offrame member 7. - The high frequency signals are transmitted to
waveguide portion 5 a frommicrostrip line 6, which is positioned to the inside offrame member 7, via secondtransmission mode converter 6 c. Inwaveguide 5 a, a conversion is accomplished from the TEM mode, which is the transmission mode ofmicrostrip line 6, to theTE 10 mode, which is the transmission mode of the waveguide. - By means of the first
transmission mode converter 6 b, the high frequency signals transmitted throughwaveguide portion 5 a are converted from theTE 10 mode to the TEM mode, and are transmitted to the input andoutput interface portions 6 a with the exterior. - Furthermore, on the other hand, the high frequency signals transmitted to
microstrip line 6 from the exterior are converted in thewaveguide portion 5 a from the TEM mode to theTE 10 mode via thefirst transmission converter 6 b. - The high frequency signals transmitted in
waveguide portion 5 a are converted from theTE 10 mode to the TEM mode by the secondtransmission mode converter 6 c, and are transmitted to themicrostrip line 6 which is positioned to the inside offrame member 7. - In accordance with the first embodiment, it is possible to realize an airtight seal of the integrated circuit for high frequency signals installed on the base member4 by means of
frame member 7 and covermember 8, so that the structure is simple, and manufacturing costs can be reduced. - Furthermore, the
waveguide portion 5 a formed by the enclosure ofdielectric substrate 5 by theconcave portion 7 b offrame member 7 functions as a waveguide filled with the dielectric substance, so that the matching of the impedance is good, and it is possible to greatly reduce the transmission passing loss in comparison with that which was conventionally possible. As a result, an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals having high reliability can be provided. - Furthermore, the structure is not such as to conduct the conversion of the transmission mode by making the microstrip line in the form of an antenna, as was conventionally the case, so that it is possible to apply this to broadband frequencies. As a result, it is possible to broaden the uses.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing a simulation of the transmission loss in the case in which an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the present invention is employed. It can be seen from FIG. 6 that when the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention is employed, the passage loss does not increase even as the frequency increases. Accordingly, the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention increases the reliability of the package in semiconductor integrated circuits for the millimeter waveband of 60 GHz or more.
- FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing a portion of a integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention, while FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 7A.
- As shown in FIG. 7, the second embodiment is fundamentally identical to the first embodiment; however, it is characterized in that a
concave portion 4 a is formed in a base member 4, and thedielectric substrate 5 engages in thisconcave portion 4 a. - In accordance with the second embodiment, it is not necessary to form the
concave portion 7 b, which engages withdielectric substrate 5, inframe member 7, so that the design offrame member 7 is simplified, and the attachment offrame member 7 and base member 4 is also simplified. - FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention, while FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the third embodiment of the present invention (in a state in which the cover member is removed), and FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 9, while FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D-D in FIG. 9.
- As shown in FIGS. 8 through 10, the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the third embodiment is provided with a
base member 14, on which are installed integrated circuit components such as afilm circuit substrate 1, anMMIC 2, abypass capacitor 3, and the like, adielectric substrate 15 which is provided on thisbase member 14, amicrostrip line 16, which is provided on thedielectric substrate 15, and which is electrically connected to the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, aframe member 17, in which aopening 17 a which encloses the integrated circuit for high frequency signals is formed, and in end portions of which notchedportions 17 b are formed, and acover member 18, which seals the opening 17 a and the notchedportions 17 b offrame member 17. -
Frame member 17 is provided with afirst frame portion 17 c and asecond frame portion 17 d, which are disposed with a predetermined spacing therebetween, andthird frame portions 17 e which are provided at positions to the inside of the end portions offirst frame portion 17 c andsecond frame portion 17 d. As shown in FIGS. 10A and B, aconcave portion 17 f, which engages with the widenedportion 16 d which is formed so as to have the width of the entirety of the upper surface of thedielectric substrate 15, is formed in the lower portion of thethird frame portions 17 e. Thewaveguide portion 15 a ofdielectric substrate 15, which is enclosed by theconcave portion 17 f, serves as a waveguide using a dielectric material as the medium thereof, and this converts the transmission mode of the high frequency signals transmitted by themicrostrip line 16 to the transmission mode of the dielectric waveguide. - Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10A, the
third frame portions 17 e are provided with aninclined surface 17 g which is inclined in the upward direction and toward the outside from the contact surface withconcave portion 17 f. This makes possible a smooth conversion of the transmission mode of the high frequency signals, and improves the matching of the impedance. - In accordance with the third embodiment, the spacing
portion 19 formed by the notchedportions 17 b offrame member 17, thebase member 14, and thecover member 18, serves as a waveguide using air as the medium thereof, and this functions as the input and output interface portion of the signals. - It is preferable that
base member 14,frame member 17, and covermember 18 be constructed from a metal such as, for example, Kovar, copper tungsten, copper, or the like. It is preferable thatdielectric substrate 15 be made from a material which is non-moisture absorbent and has little dielectric loss, such as, for example, alumina, or the like. - Furthermore,
microstrip line 16 is provided with atransmission mode converter 16 a which is formed so as to be inclined in the direction of widenedportion 16 d on the side offrame member 17 from withinframe member 17, so that it is possible to smoothly convert the transmission mode of the high frequency signals. - Next, the operation of the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the third embodiment will be explained.
- Within the package, the high frequency signals are transmitted through a
microstrip line 16 which is positioned so as to be inside offrame member 17. The high frequency signals are converted from the TEM mode, which is the transmission mode of themicrostrip line 16, to theTE 10 mode, which is the transmission mode of the waveguide, frommicrostrip line 16, which is positioned to the inside offrame member 17, and viatransmission mode converter 16 a. - Next, the high frequency signals transmitted to the
waveguide portion 15 a are transmitted to thespacing portion 19 which serves as the input and output interface portion for the signals. - Furthermore, on the other hand, the high frequency signals transmitted to the
spacing portion 19 from the exterior are first converted from the TEM mode to theTE 10 mode bywaveguide portion 15 a and then are converted from theTE 10 mode to the TEM mode bytransmission mode converter 16 a, and are transmitted to themicrostrip line 16 which is positioned to the inside offrame member 17. - In accordance with the third embodiment, it is possible to realize an airtight seal in the integrated circuit for high frequency signals installed in the base member, by means of
frame member 17 andcover member 18. - Furthermore, the spacing
portion 19 which is formed by the notchedportions 17 b offrame member 17, thebase member 14, and thecover member 18 serves as a waveguide having air as the medium thereof, and serves as the input and output interface portion of the signals, so that the matching of the interface becomes satisfactory, and it is possible to greatly reduce the transmission passage loss in comparison with that conventionally obtainable. - FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the present invention, while FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E-E in FIG. 11, and FIG. 12B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line F-F in FIG. 11.
- As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the fourth embodiment is provided with: a
base member 24, on which are installed integrated circuit components such asfilm circuit substrate 1,MMIC 2,bypass capacitor 3, and the like, adielectric substrate 25 which is provided on thisbase member 24, amicrostrip line 26 which is provided on thedielectric substrate 25 and which is electrically connected with the integrated circuit for high frequency signals, aframe member 27, in which are formed afirst opening 27 a which encloses the integrated circuit for high frequency signals and asecond opening 27 b which is positioned to the outside of thefirst opening 27 a and with a predetermined spacing therebetween, and a cover member 28 (see FIG. 12) which seals the first andsecond openings frame member 27. -
Frame member 27 is provided with a first frame portion 27 c and asecond frame portion 27 d, which are disposed with a predetermined space therebetween, and withthird frame portions 27 e, which are provided between the first andsecond openings concave portion 27 f, which engages with the widenedportions 26 d formed with the width of the entirety of the upper surface ofdielectric substrate 15, is formed in the lower portion of thethird frame portions 27 e. Thewaveguide portion 25 a ofdielectric substrate 25 which is enclosed byconcave portion 27 f serves as a waveguide having a dielectric material as the medium thereof, and this converts the transmission mode of the high frequency signals transmitted by themicrostrip line 26 to the transmission mode of the dielectric waveguide. - As is shown in FIG. 12A, a
third opening 24 a which communicates with the end portion ofdielectric substrate 25 on the side ofsecond opening 27 b, and which serves as the input and output interface portion for the signals, is formed inbase member 24. Thisthird opening 24 a is formed so as to extend in an approximately vertically downward direction, and it is preferable that it increase in breadth in the downward direction. This is so that the transmission mode of the high frequency signals may be smoothly converted, and so that the matching of the impedance is satisfactory. - It is preferable that
base member 24,frame member 27, and covermember 28 be constructed from a metal such as, for example, Kovar, copper tungsten, copper, or the like. It is preferable thatdielectric substrate 25 be made from a material which is non-moisture absorbent and has little dielectric loss, such as, for example, alumina, or the like. - Furthermore,
microstrip line 26 is provided with atransmission mode converter 26 a which is formed so as to be inclined in the direction of widenedportion 26 d on the side offrame member 27 from withinframe member 27, so that it is possible to smoothly convert the transmission mode of the high frequency signals. - In accordance with the fourth embodiment, by means of the
third opening 24 a formed inbase member 24, interface in the vertical direction becomes possible. - FIG. 13 is a plan view showing an integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with a fifth embodiment of the present invention (the state is depicted in which the cover member is removed), while FIG. 14A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line G-G in FIG. 13, and FIG. 14B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line H-H in FIG. 13.
- In the first through fourth embodiments, a metal substrate was employed as the base member; however, a ceramic multilayered substrate is used as the
base member 30 in the fifth embodiment. - In accordance with the fifth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14B, the bias line9 of
MMIC 2 and the like is connected to the inter-layer space ofbase member 30 viapeer hole 31. Accordingly, in comparison with first through fourth embodiments, the wiring of bias line 9 and the like is simplified, and the structure is appropriate for the creation of multi-chip modules. In FIG. 14, thebase member 30 has two layers; however, three or more layers are also possible. - The present invention is in no way restricted to the embodiments described; a variety of modifications are possible within the technological range described in the patent claims. For example, the base member and the frame member may be made unitary. Furthermore, a metal cover formed so as to be unitary with the frame member and the cover member may be employed.
- The present invention may be used in, for example, wireless LANs or millimeter wave radar, or the like.
- The integrated circuit package for high frequency signals in accordance with the present invention may be designed with a variety of sizes depending on the purpose of use, the conditions of use, the physical limitations, and the like; however, when used for high frequencies from 70 GHz to 90 GHz in, for example, the first embodiment, the following sizes are employed.
- The base member4 has a length of 18.5 mm, a breadth of 6 mm, and height of 2 mm. The dielectric substrate has a length of 4 mm, a breadth of 1 mm, and a height of 0.254 mm. The
concave portion 7 b offrame member 7 has a width of 1 mm and a height of 0.254 mm. The opening of 7 a offrame member 7 has a length of 13.7 mm and a width of 2 mm. The width ofthird frame portion 7 e offrame member 7 is 1 mm. Thecover member 18 has a length of 15.7 mm, a width of 6 mm, and a height of 1 mm. - In accordance with the microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure of the present invention, by providing a waveguide portion containing a widened portion on a dielectric substrate, it is possible to convert the transmission mode of a high frequency signal to the transmission mode of the dielectric waveguide, so that in comparison with the conventional technology, the structure is greatly simplified, and this enables a reduction in manufacturing costs.
- Furthermore, the structure is not like the conventional structure in which conversion of the transmission mode was conducted with a microstrip line which projected in the form of an antenna within the waveguide, but rather, conversion may be accomplished in a straight-line manner, so that the matching of the impedance is satisfactory, and it is possible to greatly reduce the transmission passage loss. As a result, a highly reliable conversion structure is provided.
- Furthermore, it is possible to employ broadband frequencies, and application to a variety of uses thus becomes possible.
- In accordance with the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals of the present invention, by means of the waveguide portion formed by a metal cover attached from above to a base member, it is possible to simultaneously realize the conversion of a high frequency signal to the transmission mode of the dielectric waveguide and the airtight sealing of the integrated circuit for high frequency signals.
- In accordance with the manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals of the present invention, it is possible to obtain the integrated circuit package for high frequency signals provided with the microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure described above by means of an extremely simple process. As a result, the throughput increases.
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1. A microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure having a dielectric substrate, and a microstrip line which is provided on the dielectric substrate and is provided with widened portions which are formed so as to broaden a conductor, wherein is provided a waveguide portion containing said widened portions on said dielectric substrate.
2. A microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure according to , wherein transmission mode converters formed so as to incline in the direction of said widened portions are formed in the vicinity of said widened portions of said microstrip line.
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3. A microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure according to , wherein a high frequency signal transmitted is a signal in the millimeter waveband.
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4. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals, wherein a integrated circuit for high frequency signals which is provided on a base member, and a microstrip line which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor, are covered from the upper portion thereof in an attached manner by a metal cover, and, at the point of contact between said metal cover and said widened portions provided in said microstrip line, a waveguide portion formed on a dielectric substrate is provided, and an airtight seal is formed.
5. A microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure according to , wherein transmission mode converters formed so as to incline in the direction of said widened portions are formed in the vicinity of said widened portions of said microstrip line.
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6. A microstrip line-waveguide conversion structure according to , wherein the shape of said waveguide portion is determined by the width and thickness of said dielectric substrate.
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7. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals, which is provided with:
a base member on which an integrated circuit for high frequency signals is installed,
a dielectric substrate which is provided on said base member,
a microstrip line which is provided on said dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with said integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so as to be approximately equivalent to the width of said dielectric substrate,
a frame member in which a concave portion, which engages with said widened portions of said microstrip line and said dielectric substrate, is formed, and in which an opening which encloses the periphery of said integrated circuit for high frequency signals is formed, and
a cover member, which seals said opening of said frame member, and seals in an airtight manner said integrated circuit for high frequency signals; wherein
a waveguide portion, which is formed on said dielectric substrate at a point of contact between said widened portions provided in said microstrip line and said concave portion of said frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved.
8. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals, which is provided with:
a base member on which an integrated circuit for high frequency signals is installed,
a dielectric substrate which is provided on said base member and which engages with a concave portion,
a microstrip line which is provided on said dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with said integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so as to be approximately equivalent to the width of said dielectric substrate,
a frame member which is positioned on said widened portions of said microstrip line, and in which an opening which encloses the periphery of said integrated circuit for high frequency signals is formed, and
a cover member, which seals said opening of said frame member, and seals in an airtight manner said integrated circuit for high frequency signals; wherein
a waveguide portion, which is formed on said dielectric substrate at a point of contact between said widened portions provided in said microstrip line and said frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved.
9. A integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said microstrip line is formed so as to extend to the outside of said frame member, and portions of said microstrip line extending outside said frame member serve as input and output interface portions for high frequency signals.
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10. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said frame member is provided with a first frame portion and a second frame portion which are disposed with a predetermined space therebetween, and a pair of third frame portions provided at both end portions of said first frame portion and said second frame portion, and said opening is formed within said first frame portion, said second frame portion, and said third frame portions.
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11. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals, which is provided with:
a base member on which an integrated circuit for high frequency signals is installed,
a dielectric substrate which is provided on said base member,
a microstrip line which is provided on said dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with said integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so as to be approximately equivalent to the width of said dielectric substrate,
a frame member in which a concave portion, which engages with said widened portions of said microstrip line and said dielectric substrate, is formed, in which an opening which encloses the periphery of said integrated circuit for high frequency signals is formed, and in end portions of which notched portions are formed, and
a cover member, which seals said opening and said notched portions of said frame member, and seals in an airtight manner said integrated circuit for high frequency signals; wherein
a waveguide portion, which is formed on said dielectric substrate at a point of contact between said widened portions provided in said microstrip line and said concave portion of said frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved, and
a spacing portion formed by said notched portions of said frame member, said base member, and said cover member serves as the input and output interface portion for high frequency signals converted to the transmission mode of a waveguide employing air as a medium.
12. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said frame member is provided with a first frame portion and a second frame portion which are disposed with a predetermined space therebetween, and third frame portions which are provided at a position within end portions of said first frame portion and second frame portion and which come into contact with said widened portions of said microstrip line, and a concave portion, which engages with said widened portions of said microstrip line and said dielectric substrate, is formed in said third frame portions, and said third frame portions are provided with an inclined surface which is outwardly inclined to the side of said cover member, from the contact surface at which contact is made with the upper portion of said widened portions of said microstrip line.
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13. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals, which is provided with:
a base member on which an integrated circuit for high frequency signals is installed,
a dielectric substrate which is provided on said base member,
a microstrip line which is provided on said dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with said integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and which is provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so as to be approximately equivalent to the width of said dielectric substrate,
a frame member, in which a first opening, which encloses the periphery of said integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and a second opening, which is formed outside said first opening and with a predetermined space therebetween, are formed, and in which a concave portion, which engages with said widened portions of said microstrip line and said dielectric substrate, is formed between said first and second openings, and
a cover member, which seals said first and second openings of said frame member, and which seals in an airtight manner said integrated circuit for high frequency signals; wherein
a third opening, which communicates with said dielectric substrate at the side of said second opening, is formed in said base member,
a waveguide portion, formed on said dielectric substrate at a point of contact between said widened portions provided in said microstrip line and said concave portion of said frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is formed, and
said third opening serves as the input and output interface portion for high frequency signals converted to the transmission mode of the waveguide employing air as the medium thereof.
14. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said third opening of said base member is formed so as to extend approximately vertically downward.
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15. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said third opening of said base member is formed so as to widen in the downward direction.
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16. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said dielectric substrate is formed from a material having the characteristics of being non-moisture absorbent and having low dielectric loss.
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17. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said dielectric substrate is formed from alumina.
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18. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said frame member and said cover member are formed from metal.
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19. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said frame member and said cover member are formed from a substance selected from a group containing kovar, copper tungsten, and copper.
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20. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said base member is formed of metal.
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21. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said base member is formed of a material selected from a group containing kovar, copper tungsten, and copper.
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22. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said base member is formed from a multilayer substrate.
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23. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said base member is formed from a multilayered substrate made of ceramics.
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24. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein electrical wires connected electrically with said integrated circuit for high frequency signals are disposed between layers of said multilayered substrate.
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25. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein a transmission mode converter formed so as to be inclined in the direction of said widened portion on the side of said frame member is provided in said microstrip line.
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26. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein said base member and said frame member are formed integrally.
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27. An integrated circuit package for high frequency signals according to , wherein the high frequency signals transmitted are millimeter waveband signals.
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28. A manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals, wherein
an integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and a microstrip line provided with widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor, are provided on a base member, and
next, said integrated circuit for high frequency signals and said widened portions of said microstrip line are attached from above using a metal cover, and a waveguide portion, which is formed on a dielectric substrate at a point of contact between said widened portions provided in said microstrip line and said metal cover, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved.
29. A manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals, wherein are provided:
(1) a process for preparing a base member having an integrated circuit for high frequency signals, a dielectric substrate, and a microstrip line, which is provided on said dielectric substrate, is electrically connected with said integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and wherein is provided widened portions formed so as to widen a conductor so that the width thereof is approximately equal to that of said dielectric substrate,
(2) a process for disposing a frame member provided with frame portions in which openings are formed and in which a concave portion is formed so that said concave portion of said frame portions engages with said widened portions of said microstrip line and said dielectric substrate, and said openings enclose the periphery of said integrated circuit for high frequency signals, and for attaching said frame member to said base member, and
(3) a process for attaching a cover member to the upper portion of said frame member, closing said opening in said frame member, and sealing said integrated circuit for high frequency signals in an airtight manner; wherein a waveguide portion, formed on said dielectric substrate at a point of contact between said widened portions provided in said microstrip line and said concave portion of said frame member, is provided, and an airtight seal is achieved.
30. A manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals according to , wherein said frame member is attached to said base member by soldering.
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31. A manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals according to , wherein said frame member is attached to said base member by welding.
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32. A manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals according to , wherein said cover member is attached to said frame member by soldering.
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33. A manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals according to , wherein said cover member is attached to said frame member by welding.
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34. A manufacturing method for integrated circuit packages for high frequency signals according to , wherein high frequency signals transmitted are signals in the millimeter waveband.
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